Thursday, July 10, 2014

Postal Service (Powers)

  • From the start of its development, postal communication was held at a high esteem, being seen as the main link between the country and its government. 
  • At its start, postage was extremely expensive, having been charged based on the distance of the parcel as well as the number of sheets, and was only commonplace among those who could afford it (the wealthy).
  • The congressional postage acts of 1845 and 1851 successfully reduced the cost of mailing postage by charging based only on weight of the parcel. After this, postage became much more commonplace among Americans, laying the groundwork for our active postage system today. 
Comment: I liked how, even before postage was accessible to most Americans, they still viewed it as important. To me, this means that the country/population/government was growing at a rate where there was a high demand for communication and any opportunity to introduce such was well recieved.

Question: How has postage culture diffused into our technological culture today? Where do you see it going in the future?

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